Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

Page 1

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1960

Page

1

Midland Man Injured In Mishap In Odessa

A Midland swamper M G Burks, 34, was treated for a severed finger after it was caught in a winch line in Odessa. At Medical Center Hospital five people were treated Saturday including Valerie Vineyard 19 months admitted after swallowing turpentine. Criminal and other injuries listed include A L Johnson 52 with a broken finger from a car hood, Edward Forge 10 bitten by a dog, Adrian Wooten 19 months accidental aspirin ingestion, Walter H Acreman 31 cut finger from a power saw, and Curtis Prince Jr 22 bruised wrist after a mishap near Monahans where his truck plowed into a sand bank.

Midland Medical Center Hospital M. G. Burks Odessa Valerie Vineyard Jack Vineyard Clover A. L. Johnson John Walter H. Acreman West 25Th Curtis Prince Jr West Third Monahans Prince

Executive Secretary with Odessa Move Available Now

An experienced executive secretary seeks immediate placement in Odessa. A 34 year old with a B.S. degree offers five years in general executive secretarial work, strong grooming, fully qualified status, excellent background and recommendations. Write Box PE, Odessa American.

Odessa Odessa American

Former Andrews Resident Jones Dies at 55

James Emory Jones, 55, a former Andrews resident, died Friday at his Bryan farm. Services today at 4 p.m. at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Andrews Cemetery. Survived by one sister and four brothers. He was a retired Humble Oil pipeline gauger and a Masonic Lodge member. Born May 7, 191? in Brazos County.

Andrews James Emory Jones Bryan Singleton Funeral Home Masonic Lodge Brazos County Jones Humble Oil Co Eddy Furr Hubert Jones Dallas Lewis S. Jones Elsa Henry Jones College Station W. L Jones San Antonio

Treatment Center for Crippled Children Board Meets Monday

The board of directors will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the center located at East 13th and North Muskingum. Chairman Mrs Mildred Mead said the fiscal 1960 budget would be discussed and urged all board members to attend.

Treatment Center For Crippled Children East 13Th North Muskingum Mildred Mead

Local jewelry store owner dies in San Angelo

J C Holland about 70 owner of the Holland Jewelry Store died Saturday afternoon after a heart attack at his home in San Angelo. Funeral arrangements were pending. Survivors include his son J J C Holland Jr of San Angelo.

San Angelo J. C. Holland Holland Jewelry J. J. C. Holland Jr

Barefoot Odessan Flees Police After Booking

Police hunted a barefoot 39 year old Odessa man Ed Eddington after he fled from officers while being booked on a disturbance charge. He was arrested after a reported fight in the 700 block of Prairie, sustained a shoulder and side cut, and received hospital treatment before escaping from the station. Officers pursued him through several blocks then he vaulted a fence into South Odessa losing his shoes but remaining at large.

Odessa Ed Eddington Southside Prairie Eddington Medical Center Hospital South Odessa

Farm Market Has 3 Phases

Washington based AP report outlines three export markets for U S farm products. The dollar market covers Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, demanding hard currency and accounting for about 75 percent of annual exports around 3 000 000 dollars. The 480 market targets underdeveloped nations using concessional currencies, totaling just over a billion dollars. Buyers include India Pakistan Burma South Viet Nam Turkey Israel UAR Greece Yugoslavia Poland Austria Finland Iceland Colombia Peru Chile Uruguay Brazil Syria Formosa South Korea and Indonesia with currencies often loaned back for development.

Washington USS Western Europe Canada Australia New Zealand Union of South Africa U.S Agriculture Department Argentina Europe India Pakistan Burma South Viet Nam Turkey Israel United Arab Republic Greece Yugoslavia Poland Austria Finland Iceland Colombia Peru Chile Uruguay Brazil Syria Formosa South Korea Indonesia

R W Raley, 75, Kermit Resident, Dies at Home

R. W. Will Raley 75 a long time Texas Company retiree and resident of Kermit died Saturday at his son's home Frank Raley 946 East Winkler Funeral arrangements were pending at Hixson Funeral Home He was born in Texas February 28 1885 and had lived in Kermit since 1950 Survivors include his widow Stella Raley two grandchildren and two great grandchildren

Kermit R. W Will) Raley Frank R. Raley East Winkler Hixson Funeral Raley Texas Texas Company Stella Raley

Hospital Treats Stabbing Victim in Odessa

A 42 year old man identified as Ernest Miles of 623 College was taken to Medical Center Hospital with a stab wound to the left shoulder after an argument with his girlfriend in an alley behind his home. He did not want to file charges and police were not reported.

Odessa Medical Center Hospital Ernest Miles College Miles

Odessa Man Held On Forgery Charge In County Jail

A 27 year old Odessa truck driver Robert Lee Williams Jr. was jailed on a 1500 dollar bond on forgery and passing charges. Deputies arrested Williams at 7417 Diane on a complaint filed with Justice of the Peace E. E. Nobles. He also faces a defrauding charge filed in county court.

Odessa Ector Robert Lee Williams Jr Diane Justice of the Peace E. E. Nobles Williams

Four Theft Cases Reported Here

Four thefts were being investigated on Saturday involving two tires a garden hose and a bicycle. Victims include Charles Kennion of 3650 Eisenhower J R Clark of 2806 Brentwood Bertha Flores of 305 East Ann who lost a garden hose and Buster King of 2509 Roger who reported a stolen bicycle.

Charles Kennion Eisenhower J. R. Clark Brentwood Bertha Flores East Ann Buster King Roger

Victims Report Vandalism Acts Saturday

Lawmen searched for vandals who tossed eggs at a parked car on West 31st and dumped garbage cans into a swimming pool. Gloria Waller of 1332 East Fifth and Mrs. J. H. Moss of 0 West 19th reported the incidents at their homes.

Gloria Waller East Fifth West 31St J. H. Moss West 19Th

Man Surrenders For Prison Term

Benjamin Maurice Dinsmore aged 48 of San Angelo surrendered at the Ector County courthouse after the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin refused a new trial. He awaited transfer to Huntsville State Prison to serve a four year theft sentence.

Benjamin Maurice Dinsmore San Angelo Ector County Huntsville Dinsmore Court of Criminal Appeals Austin

Sacramento officers to take custody of parole violator Stone

Officers from Sacramento California travel to Odessa this week to arrest Ernest Ray Stone 28 for a California parole violation. Deputies report Stone signed a waiver of extradition before Judge Selwyn Webber and agreed to return to California to face the charge.

Sacramento Calif Odessa Ernest Ray Stone California Stone Selwyn Webber

Appeal Filed in 70th District Court Over Accident Award

Virgil Oppie of Midland filed an appeal Saturday in the 70th District Court challenging an Industrial Accident Board award. He seeks 14035 dollars for injuries suffered January 29 while employed by Pat H. Sanford Inc. against St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

Industrial Accident Board Virgil Oppie Midland St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co Oppie Pat H. Sanford, Inc

Television Slate Listings For Sunday And Monday

A dense TV schedule excerpt lists channels KROSA KUSA KMID and others with programs across Sunday and Monday including News Sports Talk Shows serials soap operas game shows a mix of children's and family fare and late night entertainment reflecting a regional station guide style with mixed accuracy in OCR.

Krosa-Tv the Living Word the Nation College Bow 20Th Century Lassie Dennisx the Menace Ed Sullivan Alfred Ischcock Tack Benox Man Without Gun Texas Today Kusa-Tv

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sherwood Village Store Manhattan North Grant Cabana GRUEN Hizabe Grue Zale’s Geven Avtomos ALES Sth & Grant Children’s Unit Highway 80 The Silver Saddle Television Slate Capt Kangaroo Red Rowe Love Lacey Riley Piret Baptist Oral Faberis Marahem Laretts Amid-Tv Loretta Young Dr. Malone Mr. Stripe Uncle George Three Stooges Kcad-Tv Cunaned al Saadpay Newa Today State Angwer Bip Gm Overland Trail Music On Ice Pony Express Sporta Kubd-Tv Deven Re Mi Susie Queen Loretts Younger. Malone Dieters Atomer Victory Home Equipment CO 6Th and Admiral Television Basin Music Center
Search Courier

Search the Odessa American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Odessa American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication